Red Room (Kindergarten)

The BNS students will begin learning Spanish during their first week at the school, and will continue with the progressive development of oral and listening skills while in the Red Room. The students will begin learning the language when it is easiest, and most efficient for them - when they are very young. The class will be almost entirely oral, with an emphasis on repetition, songs, physical activities, and games.

VOCABULARY

Feelings/Greetings Commands/TPR Numbers (1-30) Colors Calendar Weather Classroom Objects Personal Descriptions

Body Parts Family Members Alphabet/Vowels Animals Clothing Food House Community

CULTURE

The students will be introduced throughout the year to some countries and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, with an emphasis on geography, holidays and celebrations, music, arts, and crafts.

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

Standard 1.7: The students will develop an awareness of perspectives, practices, and products of Spanish-speaking cultures.

NATIONAL LANGUAGE STANDARDS

Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

Orange Room (1st Grade)

Textbook

Viva el Español A
Viva el Español A workbook

The Orange Room will continue to build upon the Spanish learned in the Red Room. They will begin to use a workbook during the second half of the year. There will be an emphasis on oral activities, and the language will be learned through oral conversation, games, songs, speaking and listening activities, and cultural content. The students will begin to learn and practice some grammatical content of the language.

VOCABULARY

Salutations/Introductions Classroom Colors Days of the Week Numbers (1-50) Parts of the Body Animals (farm and forest) Family Members Weather

Months of Year Clothing The School Feelings/Emotions The Telephone Downtown and Directions Transportation Pastimes/Activities/Sports

GRAMMAR

Calculations of items - the verb "hay"
Verb "tener" to express feelings and emotions
Future - "¿Qué vas a hacer?" - What are you going to do?

CULTURE

The students will be introduced throughout the year to some countries and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, with emphasis on geography, holidays and celebrations, music, arts, and crafts.

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

SI.1: The students will exchange simple spoken and written information in Spanish.
SI.3: The students will understand simple spoken and written Spanish based on familiar topics that are presented through a variety of media.

NATIONAL LANGUAGE STANDARDS

Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

Yellow Room (2nd Grade)

Textbook

Viva el Español B
Viva el Español B workbook

The Yellow Room students will progressively build upon the strong base of Spanish ability acquired in the Red and Orange Rooms. There will be an emphasis on oral and listening activities, but with some written material as well. Each vocabulary subject will be covered with more depth, and more related concepts will be covered with each topic (i.e. verbs, questions words, adjectives…) There will also be a continuation of more grammar concepts taught and utilized.

VOCABULARY

Clothing/Months/Weather/School Rooms and People (review) Numbers (50-100) The House - chores and appliances, fun things to do around house Sports and Activities Fruits and Vegetables The Table and Items With Which to Eat Food School Subjects

Musical Instruments Personal Descriptions Cities/Towns and Places of Interest Transportation Zoo Animals Going to the Restaurant/Ordering from the Menu Directions and Placement

GRAMMAR

Descriptive Adjectives
Noun/Adjective (Gender) Agreement
Questions Words
Reflexive Verb "gustar" (to like)
Verb "ir" (to go)
Description of Placement - verb "estar" (to be - location)

CULTURE

Students will be introduced to many countries and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, with an emphasis on geography, holidays and celebrations, music, arts, and crafts.

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

Standard 1.1: The students will exchange simple spoken and written information in Spanish.
Standard 1.2: The student will demonstrate skills necessary to sustain brief oral and written exchanges in Spanish using familiar phrases and sentences.

NATIONAL LANGUAGE STANDARDS

Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Standard 1.2: S understands and interprets written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
Standard 3.1: S reinforces and furthers their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.

Green Room (3rd Grade)

Textbook

Viva el Español C
Viva el Español C workbook

The Green Roomers will continue to build on their strong oral and aural base. There will be a continuation of the many oral and listening activities, but there will be additional writing and reading as well. Each vocabulary subject will be covered more in-depth, and we will begin to explore more grammatical concepts.

VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR CONCEPTS

Action words Time Hobbies and activities Higher numbers Percentages Descriptions - agreement of number and gender Manners The environment Animals Location and prepositions

Writing skills Community helpers Sea animals Visiting the doctor Descriptions of ourselves Shopping and clothing Food and ordering in a restaurant Circus animals Geography terms and topics

CULTURE

Students will be introduced to many countries and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, with emphasis on geography, holiday and celebrations, music, arts, and crafts.

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

Standard 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6

NATIONAL LANGUAGE STANDARDS

Standard 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5

Blue Room (4th and 5th Grades)

Sources used:

Hola textbook
Hola workbook
Language specific realia

Spanish in the Blue Room continues and builds upon the Spanish learned by the students thus far. There will be continued emphasis on oral and listening activities, and more emphasis on writing and reading activities. Each topic will be covered more in depth, with more exploration of grammar concepts utilized with each vocabulary section.

VOCABULARY

Bienvenidos - salutations
Unidad 1 - the classroom
Unidad 2 - identification, classification, and description of animals and objects
Unidad 3 - numbers and calendar
Unidad 4 - hobbies and activities
Unidad 5 - weather and seasons
Unidad 6 - dates, likes and dislikes
Unidad 7 - descriptions of how one is feeling
Unidad 8 - telling time and units of time
Unidad 9 - description of school, expressing opinion
Unidad 10 - Family

GRAMMAR

Conjugations of regular "ar" verbs
Gender/number agreement
Verb "gustar" - likes and dislikes
Reflexive verb "doler" - to hurt
"tener" expressions
comparison, adjective formations

CULTURE

Students will be introduced throughout the year to some countries and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, with emphasis on geography, holidays and celebrations, music, arts, and crafts.
The students will complete mini-research projects on several different Spanish-speaking countries. They will explore many cultural aspects of the country they have chosen.

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

S1.1: The students will exchange simple spoken and written information in Spanish.
S1.2: The students will demonstrate skills necessary to sustain brief oral and written exchanges in Spanish using familiar phrases and sentences.
S1.3: The students will understand simple spoken and written Spanish based on familiar topics that are presented through a variety of media.
S1.10 The students will demonstrate an understanding of the significance of culture through comparisons between Spanish-speaking cultures and the cultures of the United States.

NATIONAL LANGUAGE STANDARDS

S1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
S1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
S4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

Purple Room A (6th, 7th, and 8th Grades)

Textbook: Realidades A

This group will start with a review the foundations of Spanish language learning, but will move at a fast pace and have many enrichment activities throughout the year. There will be daily oral, listening, and writing activities, and the course will contain many oral and written assessments throughout the year. There will be more emphasis placed on grammar than in the elementary levels of language learning.

VOCABULARY

Spanish-speaking world In the School Greetings and Introductions Responding to Commands Time and Numbers Parts of the Body In the Classroom Spanish Alphabet Calendar

The Weather Seasons Personality Traits School Schedules and Subjects Directions and Location Ordinal Numbers Food and Beverages Locations in the Community Leisure Activities

GRAMMAR

Question words
Descriptive Adjectives and Agreement
Verb "ser" (to be)
Comparisons
Subject Pronouns and Conjugation of Verbs
Verb "estar" (to be)
Gender and Quantity of Nouns
Verb "gustar" (to like)
Verb "hacer" (to do, to make)
Agreement and Disagreement ("creer que")
Verb "ir" - to go
Stem changing verbs "o-ue" - "jugar"

CULTURE

The Aztec Calendar
Differences of Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Cultural Perspectives on Friendships
Comparison of Schools/Classrooms of Spanish-Speaking World and Here
Cultural Perspectives on School
Cultural Perspectives on Meals
Cultural Perspectives on Diet and Health
Cultural Perspectives on Leisure Activities

The students will be introduced to countries and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world with emphasis on geography, holidays and celebrations, music, arts, and crafts.
The students will have 1 long-term project this year.
The students will give several oral presentations throughout the year in the target language.

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

S1.1, S1.2, S1.3, S1.4, S1.5, S1.6, S1.7, S1.8, S1.9

NATIONAL LANGUAGE STANDARDS

S1.1, S1.2
S2.1, S2.2
S3.1, S3.2
S4.1
S5.1

This class covers the first half of Spanish I at Blacksburg High School.

Purple Room Spanish B

Textbook

Realidades B
La Gran Aventura de Alejandro (Spanish fiction)
"¿Eres tú, María?" video series

This group has a solid foundation of the Spanish language and will continue to build on their already strong base. The students and teacher will conduct this class mostly in Spanish. There will be many enrichment activities throughout the year, such as poetry, short stories, and oral presentations. The class will consist of oral and listening activities, written assignments, written and oral assessments, and projects on cultural topics. This group will also read the Spanish novella, La Gran Aventura de Alejandro, and will further explore many grammar and vocabulary topics, as well as learn about the history and culture of Spain through this work of fiction. In Spanish B the students will also watch the video series "¿Eres tú, María?" which will further the grammar and vocabulary topics included in the textbook, and expose the students to authentic Castilian pronunciation through an exciting storyline.

VOCABULARY

Families Celebrations and Parties Ages Your Room Household Chores Clothes/Shopping/Prices Wants and Preferences Vacations Places to Visit Things to Do Movies and Television Computers and the Internet

GRAMMAR

Infinitives
"gustar" - to like
Adjectives and Agreement
Subject Pronouns
Present Tense of "ar", "er", "ir" verbs
Plurals of Adjectives
"Ir+a+infinitive ("I’m going to…")
Possessive Adjectives
"Tener" - to have
Comparisons
"Venir" - to come
Stem-changing verbs ("dormir" and "poder")
Affirmative "tú" Commands
Present Progressive Tense
Preterite Tense of Regular Verbs
"Decir" present tense
Indirect Object Pronouns
Preterite of "dar" and "hacer"
"saber" vs. "conocer" (to know something vs. to know someone)
"acabar+de+infinitive" construction - Immediate Past
"gustar" verbs
"e-i" stem-changing verbs

CULTURE

Cultural Perspectives on Family and Celebrations
Cultural Perspectives on Homes
Cultural Perspectives on Different Types of Housing
Cultural Perspectives on Shopping
Cultural Perspectives on Gift Giving
Cultural Perspectives and Travel and Vacations
Protection of the Environment and Volunteer Work
Cultural Perspectives on Common Gestures
Cultural Perspectives on Technology

The students will be introduced throughout the year to countries and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world with emphasis on geography, holidays and celebrations, music, arts, types of houses and locations, technology, and community service.
The students will have 1 long-term project.
The students will give several oral presentations throughout the year in the target language.

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

All Virginia SOL’s for Spanish I will be covered in this class.

NATIONAL LANGUAGE STANDARDS

All National Language Standards for Spanish I will be covered in this class.

This class completes the topics of Spanish I offered at Blacksburg High School.

Purple Room Spanish II

Textbook

Realidades 2
Video series "¿Eres tú, María?"
Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (fiction - Spanish)

This group will cover the material in the Realidades 2 textbook, which is the equivalent of a High School Spanish II program, as well as many cultural enrichment activities. The students and teacher will conduct this class mostly in Spanish. Besides the heavy amount of speaking and listening activities, there will be daily written assignments, including compositions in the target language. There are many enrichment activities such as reading authentic materials and a short novel.

VOCABULARY

School Free Time and Hobbies Clothing and the Body (extended) Shopping (extended) Chores Around the city Prepositions Means of transportation Celebrations Etiquette

Holidays The House (extended) Emergency situations Television and Movies Food (extended) Outdoor activities Vacation Tourist activities and behaviors The natural world The future Problems/solutions facing the environment Professions

GRAMMAR

Irregular verbs
Affirmative/negative words
Comparisons
Time expressions
Verbs and expressions with the infinitive form of verb
Cardinal numbers
Telling time (extended)
Imperfect verb tense
Reflexive verbs
"ser" and "estar"
Possessive adjectives
Preterite verb tense
Demonstrative adjectives
Direct object pronouns
Irregular preterite verbs
Direct object pronouns
Present progressive irregular verb forms
Indirect object pronouns
Reciprocal actions
Imperfect progressive verb tense
Present perfect verb tense
Negative "tú" commands
Impersonal "se"
Formal commands
Uses of "por"
Present subjunctive verb tense
Future verb tense

CULTURE

Students will be introduced throughout the year to countries and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world with emphasis on the sciences, art, history, theater, and the natural world.
The students will have 2 long-term projects this year.
The students will give several oral presentations in the target language during the year.

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

The Students will cover all of the SOL’s for Spanish II.

NATIONAL LANGUAGE STANDARDS

The students will cover the National Language Standards for Spanish II.

This class will cover all of the grammar topics of Spanish II at Blacksburg High School.